Device for elevating water, mercury, or other liquids.



J. R. HALL. DEVICE FOR ELEVATING WATER, MERCURY, OR OTHER LIQUIDS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 7, 1910. 1,002,057. Patented Aug. 29, 1911.

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APPLICATION FILED MAY 7, 1910.

Patented Aug. 29, 1911.

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ATTORNEYS JAMES ROBERT HALL, OF WINNFIELD, LOUISIANA.

DEVICE FOR ELEVATING WATER, MERCURY, OR OTHER LIQUIDS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 7, 1910.

Patented Aug. 29, 1911. Serial No. 559,872.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES ROBERT HALL, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of WVinnfield, in the parish of Winn and State ofLouisiana, have made certain new and useful Improvements in Devices forLifting WVater, Mercury, or other Liquids, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates in means for raising water, mercury or otherliquids to a higher level and it consists in the constructions,combinations and arrangements herein described and claimed.

This invention is an improvement over that disclosed in a priorapplication No. 503,101, filed June 19, 1909. In said application Idescribe a means for raising water which consists in general of avertical pipe having laterally extending hollow arms at its top, saidpipe and arms being capable of being revolved rapidly so as to draw upwater through the central pipe by the centrifugal action of the device;In said prior application the water was delivered from the hollow armsagainst a series of troughs carried by the supporting frame, therebyimparting to the frame a rotary motion in the direction of the revolvingmechanism.

The main object of the present invention is to increase the turningefiect by the use of impact wheels instead of troughs, the motion of thewheels being communicated to the revolving frame so as to increase therotative movement of the latter.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specificationand the novel features of the device will be particularly pointed out inthe appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming part ofthis application, in which- Figure 1 is a central vertical sectionthrough one embodiment of my invention. Fig. 1 is a detail sectionalview showing a portion of the valve operating devices. Fig. 2 is asection along the line 22 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is an enlarged detailview showing the relation of the nozzle and the impact wheel.

In the following description of the device I shall'describe only so muchof the parts which have already been disclosed in my prior applicationabove referred to, as will be necessary for an understanding of theimprovements which constitute the invention in the present instance.

In carrying out my invention I provide a main tube or pipe 1 whichextends down into the body of water, mercury or other liquid such as awell, receptacle or stream 2, and is rotatably supported upon the upperball bearings 3, and the lower ball bearings 4c of the supporting base5. The latter may be secured to the ground or floor 6 in any suitablemanner. Secured to the pipe 1 is an annular bevel gear 7, which mesheswith a similar bevel gear 8 on the end of a drive shaft 9, which isjournaled at 10 at one end in the base 5 and at the other end at 11, andwhich bears the drive pulley 12. The top of the tube 1 is screwed into acap or casing 13 which has a smaller tube 1 1 projecting upwardlytherefrom. The latter is provided with a valve 15 on its interior. Onthe outer side of the tube is a collar 16 provided with a groove 17 intowhich the yoked end of a lever 18 projects. The lower end of the collaris pivotally connected with arms such as 19 19 and 19.

Secured to the inner side of the cap 13 is a deflector 20 which dividesthe upwardly flowing stream into four parts. It will be seen that thereare four lateral pipes 21, 21', 21, and 21, which are screwed into thecap 13 and are provided at their ends with the nozzles 22 whose openingsare controlled by the slide valves 23 Each valve gate 23 is arranged toslide inwardly and outwardly to close the opening 23 The valve gate isconnected to a valve stem 21, the latter being connected with the pipeblock 35 hereinafter mentioned by means of the spring 25 so that thevalve gate is normally under the tension of the spring and will remainin any position in which it is set.

Referring now to Fig. 1, it will be seen that I provide a framework 28to which the hand lever 29 is pivotally attached. The inner end of thehand lever is connected with the lever 18 by means of the rod 30.

In order to strengthen the laterally projecting tubes 21*, 21, 21, and21, I arrange an annular plate 33 above the tubes and a similar plate 34below the tubes with the blocks 35 between the plates and the tubes.Thus the plates serve as additional strengthening members, and tend toreduce the air friction. The upper plate is provided with a centralopening 33.

carried around with In Fig. 1 I have shown a means for closing the lowerend of the pipe 1 which consists of a plate 37 mounted for rotation atthe top of a rod 38 arranged for reciprocation in a guide 39 andactuated by a lever 40 pivoted to a standard 41. The end of the lever isattached by means of a link 42 to a hand wheel 43 having a collar andsleeve connection 44 whereby the rotation of the hand wheel will raisethe plate 37 up or down as desired. The apparatus described above issimilar to that disclosed in my prior application above mentioned.

The following improvements constitute the subject of the presentinvention. Secured to the framework 28 is an annular plate having aperipheral flange 51 at its lower edge provided with teeth, arranged toengage the teeth of four gears like those shown in Fig. l at 52. Each ofthese gears is mounted above the end of its respective nozzle and adescription of the connections between one nozzle and the gear willsutfice, since the other three sets are identical in construction. Thegear 52 is mounted on the end of a shaft 53 which is carried byextensions 33 and 34 secured to the respective upper and lower plates 33and 34. Between the extensions 33 and 34 is mounted a wheel 54. Thiswheel is similar to the ordinary Pelton wheel except having the curvedbuckets 55 secured to the side of the wheel instead of its edge. Thewheel is securely fastened to the shaft 53 and as shown in Fig. 3 is insuch a position that the stream issuing from the nozzle 22will impingeupon the buckets so that they receive the full force of the stream.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device theoperation thereof may be readily understood. WVith the apparatus set upas described the hand lever 29 is pressed down thereby pulling up on therod 30, raising the collar 16 and the arms 19 19*, 19 and 19simultaneously. Each of these arms is pivotally connected to an uprightlever 46 which has a pivotal connection at its bot-tom with one of therods 47, 47 47, and 47. These rods are connected by means of the bellcrank levers 48 48", 48, and 48 (which are pivoted between the plates 33and 34) with the valve stems 24 so that the upward movement of thecollar 16 will cause the closing of the valve at the end of each of thenozzles 22. A suction pump (not shown) is attached by means of aflexible connection 45 to the pipe 14 and the air is exhausted from thepipe 1 thereby drawing the water, mercury or other liquid upwardly intosaid pipe and filling the lateral arms 21 21", 21, and 21 The motor isstarted and the pipe 1 is revolved upon its bearlngs and it. Whensufficient speed has been attained, which varies with the lateral armsare.

the length of the arms, the size ofthe pipes, the specific gravity ofthe liquid and other conditions, the lever 29 is pulled upwardly therebyopening the valves at the ends of the nozzles and permitting the liquidto flow outwardly by centrifugal action. The force created by thecentrifugal action now causes the liquid to ascend the main pipe 1. Asthe liquid passes through the openings 23 of the nozzle it shoots acrossthe intervening space and is projected on to the buckets 55 of thewheels 54 turning these wheels and their shafts. The rotation of theshafts causes the gears to engage the teeth 51 of the annular gear 50thereby augmenting the turning moment of the main pipe and the lateralpipes. This additional turning moment aids largely in keeping theapparatus in motion and greatly decreases the external power necessaryto maintain the rotation.

An additional means of filling the main pipe 1 and the lateral pipeswith water, mercury or other liquid is provided in the apparatus shownin Fig. 1. By manipulating the hand wheel the plate 37 may be brought upagainst the bottom of the pipe 1. The small tube 14 at the top of thepipe may be removed when liquid may be poured in through the openinguntil the main pipe and the lateral arms are completely filled. The pipe14 may then be replaced, the main pipe and the lateral pipes are thenset in rotation, the plate 37 turning on the bearing 38. As soon as asufficient speed has been developed the plate 37 may be moveddownwardlyagain, the valves at the nozzles may be opened and the water, mercury orother liquid will be drawn up in the manner already described.

I claim:

1. In a device for elevating water, mercury or other liquid a main pipemounted for rotation around a vertical axis, laterally extending pipescommunicating with said main pipe, supports for said lateral pipes,extensions secured to said supports at the ends of the lateral pipes, avertical shaft carried by each extension, an impact wheel and a gearsecured to each of said shafts, a stationary gear arranged to mesh withthe teeth of each of the first mentioned gears and disposed between saidfirst mentioned gears, means for filling said main and lateral pipeswith water, mercury or other l1quid and means for rotating them.

2. In a device for elevating'water, mercury or other liquid a main pipemounted for rotation around a vertical axis, laterally extending pipescommunicating with said main pipe, means for filling the main and thelateral pipes with water, mercury or other liquid, means for rotatingthem, supporting plates above and below said lateral pipes, extensionssecured to each of said supporting plates at the ends of said pipes, avertical shaft carried by each extension, an impact wheel and a gearcarried by each of said shafts, a frame, and an annular gear secured tosaid frame between said first mentioned gears and arranged to engage theteeth of each of said first mentioned gears.

3. In a device for lifting water, a main frame, a main pipe mounted forrotation around a vertical axis beneath said main frame, laterallyextending pipes communicating with said main pipe, valves for saidlateral pipes, means for rotating said main and lateral pipes,supporting plates above and below said lateral pipes, extensions securedto each of said supporting plates at the end of said pipes, a verticalshaft carried by each extension, an impact wheel and a gear carried byeach of said shafts, an annular gear suspended from said frame betweensaid first mentioned gears and arranged to engage the teeth of each ofsaid gears, and an operating lever pivoted on said frame within saidannular gear for operating the valves of said extending arms.

JAMES ROBERT HALL. Witnesses:

P. K. ABEL, S. M. ABEL.

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Washington, D. G.

